An experimental investigation on the aerodynamic performances of flexible membrane wings in flapping flight
An experimental study was conducted to assess the aerodynamic benefits of flapping flight
compared with fixed-wing soaring flight for the development of flapping-wing Micro-Air …
compared with fixed-wing soaring flight for the development of flapping-wing Micro-Air …
Recent progress in flapping wings for micro aerial vehicle applications
Micro aerial vehicles using flapping wings are under investigation, as an alternative to fixed-
wing and rotary-wing micro aerial vehicles. Such flapping-wing vehicles promise key …
wing and rotary-wing micro aerial vehicles. Such flapping-wing vehicles promise key …
Experimental investigation on aerodynamic performance of a flapping wing vehicle in forward flight
K Mazaheri, A Ebrahimi - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2011 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic performance of a flexible membrane flapping wing has been investigated
here. For this purpose, a flapping-wing system and an experimental set-up were designed to …
here. For this purpose, a flapping-wing system and an experimental set-up were designed to …
Design and aerodynamic analysis of a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle
BJ Tsai, YC Fu - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper presents the design and aerodynamic performance of a planar membrane wing
as shape airfoil for the micro aerial vehicle. This simulation calculates the average lift force …
as shape airfoil for the micro aerial vehicle. This simulation calculates the average lift force …
Flapping wing structural deformation and thrust correlation study with flexible membrane wings
THIS work is concerned with identifying the relationship between passive flapping wing
deformations and the concomitant aerodynamic force production. Unlike birds and bats that …
deformations and the concomitant aerodynamic force production. Unlike birds and bats that …
Experimental study of a bio-inspired flapping wing MAV by means of force and PIV measurements
S Deng, J Wang, H Liu - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This study explores the aerodynamic performance of an X-Wing bio-inspired flapping wing
micro air vehicle (MAV) underlying clap-and-fling motion by means of force and flow field …
micro air vehicle (MAV) underlying clap-and-fling motion by means of force and flow field …
Measurement of thrust and lift forces associated with drag of compliant flapping wing for micro air vehicles using a new test stand design
Compliant wing designs have the potential of improving flapping wing Micro-Air Vehicles
(MAVs). Designing compliant wings requires a detailed understanding of the effect of …
(MAVs). Designing compliant wings requires a detailed understanding of the effect of …
Lift and thrust characteristics of flapping wing micro air vehicle (MAV)
A Muniappan, V Baskar… - 43rd AIAA aerospace …, 2005 - arc.aiaa.org
HE Micro air vehicles are the small aircrafts that has its application [1] in military and civil
missions. The primary missions of interest for MAVs include surveillance, detection …
missions. The primary missions of interest for MAVs include surveillance, detection …
An experimental comparative study of the efficiency of twisted and flat flapping wings during hovering flight
This work presents a parametric study to find a proper wing configuration for achieving
economical flight using unsteady blade element theory, which is based on the 3D kinematics …
economical flight using unsteady blade element theory, which is based on the 3D kinematics …
An experimental study of flexible membrane wings in flapping flight
ICRO-Air-Vehicles (MAVs), which are characterized by small vehicle size (< 10 cm) and low
flight speed (< 10 m/s), have attracted a growing interest in aerospace engineering …
flight speed (< 10 m/s), have attracted a growing interest in aerospace engineering …